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Echo and Narcissus
Echo and Narcissus

Chapter X

Chapter 10, section 1: Monsters. Giants. Sphinx. Pegasus and the Chimaera. Centaurs.
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Monsters.
Giants.
Sphinx.
Pegasus and the Chimaera.
Centaurs.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Echo and Narcissus

Chapter X

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Monsters.
/ˈmɑːnstərz/
Line 2
Giants.
Line 3
Sphinx.
Line 4
Pegasus and the Chimaera.
Line 5
Centaurs.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

monsters noun US /ˈmɑːnstərz/

plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading “Monsters.”

Collocations
Monsters GiantsA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Giants SphinxA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 8

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.

Centaurs

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From this reading Centaurs.

Chimaera

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From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.

Giants

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From this reading Giants.

MonstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/

plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading Monsters.

Pegasus

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From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.

Sphinx

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From this reading Sphinx.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Pegasus and the Chimaera.